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Servants in Germany until 1918

Servant serves in the garden of the castle Neuwied (1914).

Porters in Berlin, 1905

Berlin porters, one of them on a bicycle.

Bodyguards and court pages in gala costumes, 1913

On the occasion of the wedding of the Emperor's daughter Victoria Louise in June 1913 to a Duke of Brunswick, the bodyguards and court pages stand by in gala dress. This was mostly done by the upper classes of the Prussian Hauptkadettenanstalt (main cadet school) in Berlin-Lichterfelde.

Chambermaid helping her mistress to get dressed, early 20th century

Drawing of a chambermaid helping her mistress to get dressed after a depiction of the society painter Ferdinand von Reznicek from the period before 1914.

Koenigliche Handels- und Gewerbeschule (Royal Commercial and Industrial School) in Potsdam, 1912

Training of service personnel at the Royal Commercial and Industrial School in Potsdam. The students are taking decoration lessons.

Etiquette lessons for higher girls, 1903

In the period before the First World War, the mastery of social etiquette was a basic requirement for girls from wealthy families. The scene shows a manners and etiquette class, where the girls practice giving strict reprimands to the service staff without falling out of character.

Emperor William II with Otto von Bismarck in Friedrichsruh, 1895

Emperor William II (middle in Cuirassier uniform with silver breast armor) in conversation with the former (1871 to 1890) Reich Chancellor of the German Reich Otto von Bismarck (on the right in the uniform of the Magdeburger Cuirassiere) in the park of Friedrichsruh, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Holstein on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Bismarck. To the left next to them an officer, a liveried servant is keeping coats ready. On the right a saddled horse is provided.

Germany under William II.

Germany under William II., german empire

At the autumn parade on Tempelhof Field, 1908

The big parades on the Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin were important social occasions in spring and autumn, at which the high nobility was also present. Here from left to right: Princess Victoria Louise, Crown Princess Cecilie, Empress Augusta Victoria and Crown Princess Sophie of Greece.

Cadets of the Hauptkadettenanstalt in Gross-Lichterfelde in page costumes, 1912

Berlin cadets wear page costumes on the occasion of court festivities.

Friedrich Franz von Mecklenburg-Schwerin sitting in a donkey cart, 1912

Hereditary Prince Friedrich Franz von Mecklenburg-Schwerin in a donkey cart decorated with flowers. Next to it stands the prince's servant and bodyguard.

Empress Augusta Victoria with daughter Victoria Louise at the baptism of Louise's first child, 1914

Empress Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, wife of Emperor Wilhelm II (left), and her daughter, Princess Victoria Louise (right), at the christening of their first child Ernst August in 1914 in Braunschweig.

Automobile, 1906

Graf Bopp von Oberstedt, president of the Bavarian automobile club, with his wife in a car, which design is reminiscent of a horse cart.

Ladies of high society, 1913

A lady of high society at the beginning of her vacation.

Cabmen playing cards, 1910

Men at the regulars' table in a tavern in Berlin.

Electric droshky, 1895

The first 'electric droshky', a taxi with electric propulsion, manufactured by the Berlin engineering works Henschel und Co. Charlottenburg.

'Im Schloss zu Bruchsal'

'Im Schloss zu Bruchsal', a painting by Fritz Werner. From the Fritz-Werner-exhibition in the Koenigliches Akademia der Kuenste (Royal Academy of the Arts) in Berlin. Before 1906.

Drawing of a maid in front of a butcher's shop, 1889

The drawing "Frische Wurst" ("Fresh sausage") by Christian Wilhelm Allers from the cycle "Spreeathener". A maid in front of the window of a butcher's shop.

Bell and signs on a front door in Berlin, around 1900

Prohibition signs at a front door entrance - 'Domestic workers and suppliers may only use the side entrance', 'Stairs only for masteries' and 'begging and peddling prohibited'.

Servants school, circa 1900

Girls receive domestic service education in a school kitchen. They weigh out flour and cut vegetables.

Drawing of a maid, beginning of 19th century

Drawing of a servant with breakfast tray and caption "Won't you get up? You have to go to the wet room."

A lady gets out of a litter, late 19th century

A lady gets out of a sedan chair in Berlin.

Porters playing cards in front of the south entrance to the Central Station in Munich, 1906

Some porters are sitting in front of the south entrance of the Munich Central Station and play cards during a break. The picture was taken in 1906.

Coachman in Berlin, 1906

The employee of a Berlin shop puts packages of purchases into a carriage.

Table mangle, 1906

A newly built table mangle from 1906, which was used to iron laundry.

A Berlin porter carrying suitcases, 1909

Servant carries a lady's heavy luggage.

Servant girl in Berlin, 1909

Messenger girls on an errand in Berlin.

Service personnel during the laundry, 1911

Female staff washes in the laundry room of the 'Big laundry'.

Porter with suitcases, 1910

Munich porter.

Black nanny in German East Africa, 1912

A nanny with a small child of a white family in a pram. The baby carriage is decorated with flowers for the "Margarite Day", which is organized by the Women's Association of the Red Cross.

Black servant in German East Africa, 1912

A servant pulls children in a rickshaw. The rickshaw is decorated with flowers for the "Margarite Day", which is organized by the Women's Association of the Red Cross.

Gesindeball (costume party) in the Berlin Philharmonie, 1912

Dancing at the Gesindeball of the Kuenstlerheim in the Philharmonie.

Socio-political poster, 1913

Election poster asking maids to vote for List II, which advocates for better servants' regulations. In the course of the revolution, these servants' regulations were completely abolished. The poster is an example of a social-political and not party-political election campaign.

Berlin policeman and porter, 1913

A Berlin porter talks to a policeman with a spiked helmet.

A maid packs in the suitcase of a lady, 1913

Elegant lady gives orders to her maid as she packs her suitcase. Behind her is a selection of hats and in front of her a modern wardrobe trunk.

Servants serving in Neuwied Castle, 1914

Servants serving in Neuwied Castle.

Governesses in Berlin, 1910

Children from the upper class in a city park in Berlin together with their nannies.

Toddler learns to walk with nanny, 1909

A toddler learns to walk with the help of his nanny.

Nannies from Spreewald on the Belle-Alliance-Platz, approx. 1900

Nannies from the Spreewald in a park in Berlin with children. Undated image.

Governess with two children in front of the K. k. Naturhistorisches Museum (Museum of Natural History ) in Vienna, 1900

A governess holds a little girl and a little boy by the hands in front of the Imperial Royal Natural History Museum in Vienna.

Maids serving food, before 1914

Two maids serve food to a wealthy couple.